By Jane Smiley
ISBN-10: 0307805298
ISBN-13: 9780307805294
"DELECTABLY exciting. . . . An uproariously humorous and whilst hauntingly depression portrait of a school group within the Midwest."
--The manhattan Times
Nestled within the middle of the Midwest, amid cow pastures and waving fields of grain, lies Moo collage, a amazing establishment dedicated to the paintings and technological know-how of agriculture. right here, between an environment rife with devious plots, mischievous intrigue, lusty liaisons, and educational one-upmanship, Chairman X of the Horticulture division harbors a mystery myth to kill the dean; Mrs. Walker, the provost's correct hand and campus info queen, is aware the place all of the our bodies are buried; Timothy Nonahan, affiliate professor of English, advocates eavesdropping for his inventive writing assignments; and Bob Carlson, a sophomore, feeds and keeps his merely good friend: a hog named Earl Butz. during this splendidly written and masterfully plotted novel, Jane Smiley, the Pulitzer Prize-winning writer of one thousand Acres, deals us a wickedly humorous comedy that also is a darkly poignant slice of life.
"FAST, HILARIOUS, AND HEARTBREAKING . . . no longer for a minute does Moo lose its excellent satiric pitch or its pacing. . . . Don't bypass a web page, don't bypass a paragraph. It's going to be at the final."
--People
"SMART, IRREVERENT, AND WICKEDLY soft . . . Moo indicates a mixture of Tom Wolfe's wit and John Updike's satiny achieve . . . Engaging."
--The Boston Globe
"ENTERTAINING . . . monitors a depraved wit and an unerring eye for American foibles . . . crammed with memorable characters, glowing with deliciously acid humor, Moo is an extraordinary chicken in today's literary menagerie: a good learn that still makes you think."
--Chicago Sun-Times
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If so, Radclif gave no sign. “Well, it’s . . ” “Course I don’t see any difference. ” The truck hit suddenly a stretch of wide, hard road, un-bordered by tree-shade, though a black skirt of distant pines darkened the rim of a great field that lay to the left. A far-off figure, whether man or woman you could not tell, rested from hoeing to wave, and Joel waved back. Farther on, two little white-haired boys astride a scrawny mule shouted their delight when the truck passed, burying them in a screen of dust.
Radclif fingered the letter a moment before opening it; but presently, with clumsy care, he extracted a green sheet of tissue-like paper and, moving his lips, read: EDW. R. SANSOM, ESQ. SKULLY’S LANDING MAY 18, 19— MY DEAR ELLEN KENDALL, I am in your debt for answering my letter so quickly; indeed, by return post. Yes, hearing from me after twelve years must have seemed strange, but I can assure you sufficient reason prompted this long silence. However, reading in the Times-Picayune, to the Sunday issue of which we subscribe, of my late wife’s passing, may God the Almighty rest her gentle soul, I at once reasoned the honorable thing could only be to again assume my paternal duties, forsaken, lo, these many years.
Here it is,” he said, selecting one in a watergreen envelope. Radclif fingered the letter a moment before opening it; but presently, with clumsy care, he extracted a green sheet of tissue-like paper and, moving his lips, read: EDW. R. SANSOM, ESQ. SKULLY’S LANDING MAY 18, 19— MY DEAR ELLEN KENDALL, I am in your debt for answering my letter so quickly; indeed, by return post. Yes, hearing from me after twelve years must have seemed strange, but I can assure you sufficient reason prompted this long silence.
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